I became the coach I needed.
Board-Certified Athletic Trainer. M.S.Ed. in Exercise Physiology. Independent since 2017, working with professional athletes, entrepreneurs and anyone who wants to feel good and perform at their best.
It started with my own injury.
Before I coached anyone, I was the one who needed help. As a sophomore in college I herniated an intervertebral disc in my lower back. Excruciating pain riddled my daily life and athletic activity. Daily pick-up basketball games and weight room training came to an abrupt halt. The doctors I saw said surgery was the only option.
To complicate things, I had spontaneous multiple upper extremity blood clots. I was fortunate to recognize the signs early and was prescribed blood thinners while getting a first-rib resection for Paget-Schroetter syndrome. The doctors then recommended surgery for my spine. Too young to know that conservative rehabilitation has upwards of an 80% success rate, I went ahead and had a microdiscectomy procedure with laminectomy at my L4/L5 at the age of 21.
The rehab I went through didn't come with a real plan for me. I learned firsthand how discouraging it is to put in the work when nobody can tell you where it's leading. For the next 4 years I battled on and off back pain and SIJ dysfunction stemming from the original injury and subsequent surgery. I stopped playing basketball, stopped running, and had almost given up on playing the sports I loved.
When I finally found what worked, it changed how I saw the whole field. The steps that got me back are the same ones I use with clients today. I decided to become the coach I needed: someone who understands the body clinically and coaches the whole person, not just the workout.
Sports medicine, then exercise science.
The Ohio State University, B.S. Athletic Training. Athletic training is sports medicine: evaluating injuries, managing them and returning athletes to play. It taught me to assess before I prescribe, to look for where pain starts instead of where it shows up, and to work alongside physicians and physical therapists instead of around them.
University of Miami, M.S.Ed. Exercise Physiology, concentration in Strength & Conditioning. Advanced study of how the body responds and adapts to stress, from systemic exercise physiology to programming and nutrition, with a supervised practicum and an exercise physiology lab tied to the medical school and varsity athletics.
Sports medicine taught me how to get people back. Exercise physiology taught me how to take them further, and it's why my coaching covers the 23 hours outside the gym. Today I'm a Board-Certified Athletic Trainer, licensed in Florida, with additional training in golf performance (TPI) and neuromuscular assessment (NKT).
Trusted by athletes whose careers depend on their bodies.
In 2017 I started my own practice. Since then I've prepared, rehabbed and optimized performance for athletes across the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, PGA TOUR and IndyCar, along with Olympic competitors and professional kitesurfers.
The work ranges from off-season strength and power to injury management and the day-to-day maintenance a long season demands. I've also coached at the Jordan Brand camp in New York and the Dwyane Wade Invitational in San Clemente.
- Chris Paul · NBA
- Gareon Conley · NFL
- Jahlil Okafor · NBA
- Owen Carney · NFL
- Marcelis Branch · NFL
- Ed Jones · IndyCar
- Michael Buttacavoli · PGA TOUR
Bringing it home to my community.
Working with professional athletes showed me what's possible when someone has a real plan and an expert in their corner every day. It also showed me how rare that is.
Most people in my community never get access to that level of care. Founders, executives, parents, weekend athletes and young athletes just starting out deserve the same assessment, the same planning and the same attention. Bringing that standard home to Miami has always mattered to me.
Today most of my clients aren't professional athletes. They get exactly what my athletes get, adapted to their lives, whether that's in the studio, at home or on the road across the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Teaching what I practice.
I've developed and taught NSCA- and NASM-approved continuing education seminars for fitness and health professionals on biomechanics, exercise, breathwork and orthopedic assessment, and I speak at university and corporate wellness events.
Teaching keeps me sharp. It's also how I share what I know with people I may never train in person.
Train Like a Pro
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An educational course I built on heart rate variability: what it measures, what moves it, and how to use it to guide training and recovery.
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Evidence over trends.
Every recommendation has a reason behind it, and I can explain it. If the research changes, the plan changes.
Honest from the first conversation.
I can be blunt and direct. My clients have learned that while sometimes it doesn't make for good manners I lead with the truth.
The whole person, not just the workout.
Training is one hour of your day. Sleep, food, stress and recovery decide whether it works.
Consistency beats quick fixes.
A problem that built up over years takes time to undo. I'd rather build something that lasts.
I train like a pro too.
I don't ask clients to do anything I wouldn't do myself. Right now, three sports keep me competitive, curious and honest about what works.
Golf
Rotation, mobility and power in one of the hardest skills in sport to repeat. It's the same work I do with the golfers I coach, tested on my own swing.
Cycling
Long rides build my aerobic base and put sleep, fueling and recovery to a real test, the same levers I coach in the 23 hours outside the gym.
Weightlifting
Strength is the foundation everything else is built on. Lifting keeps me grounded in the basics: good positions, steady progress and patience.
Break into single digits.
Get my Handicap Index down to 9.0, with the same assessment-first approach I use for the golfers I coach.
Ride the Dolphins Cancer Challenge.
Training for the 99-mile Jason Taylor Ride at Dolphins Cancer Challenge XVII. Every dollar riders raise goes to Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami.
The background behind the work.
- B.S. Athletic Training, The Ohio State University
- M.S.Ed. Exercise Physiology, University of Miami
- Board-Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), licensed in Florida
- TPI Certified, Level 1
- TPI Junior Certified
- NKT Levels 1 and 2
- BLS for Healthcare Providers, American Heart Association
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), NSCA (expired)
- USA Weightlifting (USAW) certification (expired)
- Developed and taught NSCA- and NASM-approved seminars on biomechanics, exercise, breathwork and orthopedic assessment
- Speaker at university and corporate wellness events
- Coaching since 2016, independent practice since 2017
- More than 14,000 hours of one-on-one coaching
- Concierge service across the U.S., Mexico and Canada
- Based in Miami, FL
Start with
a conversation.
Tell me what's going on. If I'm the right fit, we'll start with your assessment. If I'm not, I'll point you to someone who is.